Almost one-third of businesses (29 percent) experienced a data breach in the previous year, according to HSB’s latest cyber survey of business executives, and eight in ten spent at least $5,000 to respond. The HSB survey also found that almost half of the breaches (47 percent) were caused by a vendor or contractor working for a business, followed by employee negligence (21 percent).

The early winter deep freeze that spread over much of the United States placed a severe strain on equipment and infrastructure. Many businesses experienced boiler breakdowns, HVAC failures and burst pipes. HSB can help you protect your building and equipment with loss prevention information when you are facing extreme cold temperatures:

Three external backup hard drives with the private personal records of 300 patients were stolen from a physician’s office. HSB helped pay to notify affected individuals and provide credit monitoring and other services.

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